Journal of Physiotherapy

Article	Citations
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)	73
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on motor rehabilitation	62
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bi-manual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral c	56
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies	54
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events	53
Cover image and highlights	49
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease	49
Contents	46
Correspondence: reconsidering pelvic floor muscle training in elite gymnasts (by Gram et al)	41
Cover image and highlights	38
Title page	37
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study	36
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review	30
Breathing space: rethinking the future of out-of-hours respiratory physiotherapy	27
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in th	27
Contents	26
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia	26
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial	26
Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual car	23
Contents	22
Title page	22
Journal publication information	21
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms	21
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	19
Physiotherapy management of pleural effusion	19

Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]	19
Paper of the Year 2025: An intervention tailored to promote adherence and behaviour change in older adults	19
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: A core set of outcome measures to assess physical function for adults participating in physical therapy treatment in the hospital: a clinical practice guideli	17
Critically appraised paper: Mobile-based pulmonary rehabilitation improved exercise capacity as much as and health status more than centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmon	17
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke	17
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]	15
Journal publication information	15
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke	15
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]	14
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]	14
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al	13
Physiotherapy management of multiple sclerosis	13
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data	13
Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: economic evaluation of a randomised	13
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep	12
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al	12
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management	12
Response to Nam et al	12
Journal publication information	12
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool	11
Critically appraised papers: Manual therapy may improve passive cervical range of motion, symmetric head posture and reduce sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness in infants and young children with cong	11
Low-intensity shockwave therapy and pelvic floor muscle training each mitigate erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes: a randomised controlled trial	11
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale	11
Correspondence: In memory of Professor Julia Hush	11
Critically appraised paper: Exercise with integrated adherence support for patients with vertebral fragility fractures is more effective than exercise alone [synopsis]	11
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?	11
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers	11
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	11
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score	10
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review	9
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom	9
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review	9
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review	9
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary	8
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Achilles, pain, stiffness and muscle power deficits: mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy revision – 2024	8
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement [commentary	8
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo	8
Journal publication information	8
Contents	8
Paper of the Year 2024	8
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?	8
Journal publication information	8
Critically appraised paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step-count focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app, provides no added benefit over stand	8
Remote and technology-enabled delivery of interventions	7
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap	7
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice	7
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]	7
Exploring the mediators of the BOOST intervention on walking disability at 12 months: a causal mediation analysis	7
Critically appraised paper: Exercise with integrated adherence support for patients with vertebral fragility fractures is more effective than exercise alone [commentary]	7
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al	7

Critically appraised paper: Online graded motor imagery is effective in women diagnosed with pelvic pain [commentary]	7
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]	6
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]	6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture	6
Critically appraised papers: The Sustainable Model of Early Intervention and Telerehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy (SMART-CP) results in earlier diagnosis and access to treatment compare	6
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	6
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy	5
Cover image and highlights	5
Perioperative physiotherapy	5
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part I: Diagnosis and Prognosis	5
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain	5
Critically appraised papers: Cyclical electrical stimulation improves muscle strength and activity after stroke [synopsis]	5
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update	4
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review	4
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement	4
Correspondence: reply to Zhang et al	4
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al	4
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials	4
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study	4
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois	4
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial	4
Stroke rehabilitation	4
Contents	4
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	4
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis	4
Title page	4
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]	4
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial	4
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool	4
Critically appraised paper: In adults with multiple sclerosis, improvements in physical capacity following aerobic or resistance training did not translate to improved physical function compared with	4
Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test	3
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]	3
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults	3
The untapped role of physiotherapists in suicide prevention	3
Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G)	3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	3
Critically Appraised Paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step count-focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app provide no added benefit over standar	3
Contents	3
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain	3
How to facilitate mainstream media coverage of physiotherapy research	3
Women’s health	3
Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review	2
Critically appraised paper: An internet intervention with or without telephone support in primary care is not superior to usual care for low back pain [commentary]	2
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [Commentary]	2
Physiotherapy management of plantar heel pain	2
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	2
Cover image and highlights	2
Clinimetrics: The lower limb lymphoedema quality of life tool (LYMQOL-leg)	2
Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial	2
Readers’ Choice Award	2
Critically Appraised Paper: In children with developmental coordination disorder, motor-based interventions improve gross motor proficiency and activity levels but not psychosocial functions [synopsis	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Bronchiectasis	2
Exercise-based cancer telerehabilitation is safe but not superior to a single session of physiotherapy for improving quality of life: a randomised trial	2
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs	2
Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: 2018	2
Title page	2
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	2
Among non-pharmacological interventions, breathing strategies reduce dyspnoea and improve quality of life in adults with stable chronic lung disease: a systematic review	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association	1
Clinimetrics: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)	1
Critically appraised papers: Adding physiotherapy or motivational text messages does not improve pain beyond home exercise alone for degenerative meniscal tear and knee pain [synopsis]	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with persistent dyspnoea following pulmonary embolism, an exercise-based rehabilitation program improved exercise capacity and quality of life compared with usual	1
Some types of exercise interventions are more effective than others in people with coronary heart disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain [commentary]	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management	1
Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: Acupuncture improves pain and disability in patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disc [commentary]	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries	1
Ensuring a fit-for-purpose resource for consumers, clinicians and health services: the updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard	1
Clinimetrics: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)	1
Research Note: Deriving latent trajectories in health research	1
Critically appraised paper: Mobile-based pulmonary rehabilitation improved exercise capacity as much as and health status more than centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmon	1
Cover image and highlights	1
Journal publication information	1
Physiotherapy management of patellofemoral pain in adolescents	1
Correspondence: Response to Kranenburg et al	1
Cardiac conditions	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with burns, adding inspiratory muscle training to pulmonary rehabilitation increased respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function and functional capacity [comm	1
Clinimetrics: Upper Extremity Motor Activity Log	1

Delivering constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke rehabilitation requires informed stakeholders, sufficient resources and organisational buy-in: a mixed-methods systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	1
Correspondence: clarifying baseline balance and the training regimen (reply to Shen and Li)	1
People with chronic knee pain are willing to pay for telerehabilitation physiotherapy consultations if they offer more communication time, greater pain improvement and less travel and waiting time: a	1
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults	1
Critically appraised paper: In adolescents with moderate-grade idiopathic scoliosis, nighttime bracing with self-mediated physical activity prevented Cobb angle progression [commentary]	1
Measurement properties of the Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment tool (CPAx): a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Title page	1
Research Note: Adaptive platform trials	1
Research Note: Interpreting confidence intervals	1
Research Note: Unequal randomisation in randomised trials	1
Lower limb sports injuries	1
Clinimetrics: Modified COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRSm)	1
Prophylactic non-invasive positive pressure ventilation reduces complications and length of hospital stay after invasive thoracic procedures: a systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with persistent instability after ACL injury, surgical reconstruction is more effective and cost-effective than non-surgical rehabilitation	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer, a 3-year exercise program increased disease-free survival and overall survival compared with health education [s	1
Title page	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care	1
Some conservative interventions are more effective than others for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	1
Smallest worthwhile effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with non-surgical management: a benefit-harm trade-off study	1
Smallest worthwhile effects in physiotherapy research	0
Sex, gender and pain: beyond false binaries	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function	0
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo [commentary]	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International Consensus Statement on the diagnosis, multidisciplinary management and lifelong care of individuals with achondroplasia	0
Mulligan manual therapy added to exercise improves headache frequency, intensity and disability more than exercise alone in people with cervicogenic headache: a randomised trial	0
Practical Guide: Cyclical electrical stimulation to improve strength and activity after stroke	0
Critically appraised paper: In children with developmental coordination disorder, motor-based interventions improve gross motor proficiency and activity levels but not psychosocial functions [commenta	0
Research Note: Distinguishing mixed-methods from multi-methods research – why integration matters	0
Research Note: Patient and public involvement in research	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Critically appraised paper: In people with advanced lung cancer, aerobic exercise and tai chi improve sleep quality, depression and exercise capacity compared with physical activity advice	0
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: The Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale	0
High-intensity respiratory muscle training improves maximal respiratory pressures, breathing endurance, dyspnoea and exercise capacity in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomised trial	0
The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study	0
Critically appraised paper: Physiotherapy-led overground gait training using a wearable robot may enhance gross motor function for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function [com	0
An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial	0
In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency department presentations compar	0
Physiotherapy for surgical patients	0
Correspondence: Re: Satpute et al	0
Readers’ Choice Award	0
Patient education	0
Keeping the abdomen relaxed versus contracted during Pilates improves disability slightly and may improve other outcomes in chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial	0
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part II: Prevention and management	0
Critically appraised paper: Once-weekly semaglutide in people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis [synopsis]	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children	0
Critically appraised paper: An educational program increases habitual physical activity and self-efficacy for physical activity in people with coronary artery disease	0
Diagnostic labels and advice for rotator cuff disease influence perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomised experiment	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory–Short Form	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
Title page	0
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study	0
Paper of the Year 2022	0
The WalkBack (walking and education) program for prevention of low back pain is acceptable to physiotherapists but relies on training, flexibility and system-level enablers to optimise implementation:	0
Correspondence: Recovery period should not be overlooked when considering the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess exertional desaturation in people with chronic respiratory disease	0
Journal publication information	0
Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study	0
Clinimetrics: The Cumulated Ambulation Score	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline	0
Clinimetrics: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)	0
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [Commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Graded sensorimotor retraining is superior to sham treatment on pain intensity for chronic low back pain [Commentary]	0
Measurement of breast cancer-related lymphoedema	0
Invited commentary on: Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manip	0
Preoperative inspiratory muscle training improves lung function prior to elective heart valve surgery and reduces postoperative lung function impairment and pulmonary complications: a randomised trial	0
Strength training with electrical stimulation has no or little effect on the very weak muscles of patients with spinal cord injury: a randomised trial	0
Critically Appraised Paper: In children with mild autism, non-immersive virtual reality combined with traditional physiotherapy is superior to traditional physiotherapy alone for improving balance and	0
Critically appraised paper: Neck-specific exercise with internet support for chronic whiplash-associated disorders is noninferior to neck-specific exercise at a physiotherapy clinic [Commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is not superior to moderate intensity training in people with multiple sclerosis [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Neck-specific exercise with internet support for chronic whiplash-associated disorders is noninferior to neck-specific exercise at a physiotherapy clinic [synopsis]	0
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
A comprehensive exercise program improves foot alignment in people with flexible flat foot: a randomised trial	0
External validation and updating of prognostic models for predicting recovery of disability in people with (sub)acute neck pain was successful: broad external validation in a new prospective cohort	0
In trials of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain, clinical relevance is rarely interpreted, with great heterogeneity in the frameworks and thresholds used: a meta-research study	0
Critically Appraised Paper: In children with mild autism, non-immersive virtual reality combined with traditional physiotherapy is superior to traditional physiotherapy alone for improving balance and	0
Interventions with a clear focus on achieving behaviour change are important for maintaining training-related gains in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review	0
Research Note: Treatment effect moderators	0
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	0
Surrogate endpoints in randomised trials of physiotherapy interventions: the SPIRIT and CONSORT extension checklists for better reporting	0
Critically appraised paper: An individualised, progressive walking and education intervention reduces the risk of low back pain recurrence [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Respiratory conditions	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [synopsis]	0
Physiotherapy students hold varying attitudes, beliefs and learning preferences regarding LGBTQIA+ healthcare: a mixed methods study	0
Call for applications: Journal of Physiotherapy Scientific Editor	0